IPA Transcription of "direct" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “direct” is /daɪˈɹɛkt/.

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/dɑe-/
English (Australia)/dəˈɹekt/
English (Australia)/dɑeˈɹekt/
English (Australia)/də-/
English (United Kingdom)/daɪˈɹɛkt/
English (United Kingdom)/dɪˈɹɛkt/

Similar Pronunciations

/diɹɛkt/1

/ɪɹɛkt/1

Derivations

  • nondirect/ˈnɑndɚˈɛkt/
  • co-direct/ˈkoʊ/
  • directive/daɪˈɹɛktɪv/ /diˈɹɛktɪv/ /dɚˈɛktɪv/ /dɪˈɹɛktɪv/
  • directly/dɪˈɹɛkli/ /daɪˈɹɛkli/ /dɚˈɛktli/ /diˈɹɛkli/ /dɪˈɹɛktli/
  • indirect/ˌɪndɚˈɛkt/ /ɪndɚˈɛkt/ /ˌɪndəˈɹɛkt/
  • misdirect/mɪsdɪˈɹɛkt/ /ˌmɪsdaɪˈɹɛkt/
  • direction/dɚˈɛkʃən/ /dɪˈɹɛkʃɪn/ /daɪˈɹɛkʃɪn/ /dɪˈɹɛkʃən/ /diˈɹɛkʃɪn/
  • director/diˈɹɛktɚ/ /dɚˈɛktɚ/ /dɪˈɹɛktɚ/ /daɪˈɹɛktɚ/
  • directness/daɪˈɹɛknəs/ /diˈɹɛknəs/ /dɪˈɹɛknəs/ /dɚˈɛktnəs/
  • redirect/ˌɹidəˈɹɛkt/ /ˌɹidɚˈɛkt/

Similar Words

  • directv
    /dɚˈɛkˈtiˈvi//daɪˈɹɛkˈtiˈvi//dɪˈɹɛkˈtiˈvi//diˈɹɛkˈtiˈvi/
  • directs
    /dɚˈɛkts//diˈɹɛkts//daɪˈɹɛkts//dɪˈɹɛkts/
  • direst
    /ˈdaɪɹəst/

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